in response to John (with the greatest respect!)
The alternative to "play 8" is not just pages black with notes. Bars
with slashes are perfectly acceptable (once, as you said, the initial
feel is established) with cues over top in small notes and stop time
indicated with stemmed slashes. This way of proceeding does not make
the part more complex, just more readable and editable by the drummer.
Christopher
On Sep 13, 2009, at 6:36 PM, John Howell wrote:
At 1:43 PM -0700 9/13/09, Carl Dershem wrote:
And of the drummers I work with, none like the "play 8 bars" style
of drum part. They all consider it a way for lazy copyists and
arrangers to get the point across.
Hmmm. I did that for years when I was hand copying, and still
prefer it when the chart is reasonably straightforward. I'm
perfectly capable of writing a complex drum part, but why bother
when a decent drummer will play it better than I could write
it?!!! Not laziness, just practicality. Of course you need to
write an opening feel, either in words or notes. And of course you
have to write in any stops, starts, or important fills, but you
certainly DON'T need a page black with notes in most cases. (Too
many books for Broadway shows ARE black with notes, crammed
together and badly copied, and those are NOT an improvement nor do
they guarantee better playing!)
John
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